LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive
The 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive from LaCie is a high-capacity drive with an interface that allows it to be connected via eSATA, FireWire-400, FireWire-800, or USB 2.0. A quiet drive, the d2 enclosure features an aluminum heat sink design for fanless cooling.
The drive features 16MB of cache memory, a 7200rpm rotation speed, an ultra-quiet design, and sustained transfer speeds of up to 90MB/sec. The drive is an excellent solution for video editing, high-resolution imaging, data backup, or general storage.
- Can store approximately 75 hours of DV digital video, 212 4.7GB DVD video discs, or 250,000 MP3 files
- Connects via eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire-800, or FireWire-400
- Capable of bust transfer rates of up to 115MB/sec via eSATA
- Housed in a sturdy aluminum d2 enclosure with a heat sink and ergonomic design
- Includes Genie and Intego Backup Assistant software for PC and Mac, respectively
- LaCie Shortcut Button launches a selected application with a single push
- Works with Time Machine
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Interface |
1x eSATA 1x USB 2.0 1x 6-Pin FireWire-400 2x 9-Pin FireWire-800 |
| Drive Speed | 7200rpm |
| Buffer | ≥ 16MB |
| Average Seek Time | < 10ms |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate |
eSATA: 80-90MB/sec FireWire-800: 65-75MB/sec FireWire-400: 35-50MB/sec USB 2.0: 30-35MB/sec |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Supported | Not Required |
| Included | Not Required |
| System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Mac |
Computer: G4, G5, Intel; 500MHz or faster Operating System: Mac OS X 10.2.8; 10.3 for eSATA |
| Windows |
Computer: 500MHz Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Vista |
| Hardware |
Memory: 128MB eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire-400, or FireWire-800 Port |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Mounting | Desktop |
| Power Requirements | AC: 100-240VAC |
| Environmental Requirements | Operating Temperature: 41-95°F (5-35°C) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 6.3 x 6.8 x 1.7" (16 x 17.3 x 4.4cm) |
| Weight | 3.31 lb (1.5kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 226 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to setup (182)
- Easy to use (176)
- Large capacity / good size (166)
- Attractive (164)
- Quiet (162)
Cons
- Unreliable (8)
- Small touch keyboard (4)
- No cons (3)
Best Uses
- Back-up (166)
- Additional storage (156)
- Photo storage (139)
- Video (121)
- File transfer (80)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (150), Casual user (59)
- Primary use:
- Personal (116), Business (107)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (11)
Most Liked Positive Review
iMac Time Machine external HD
I bought this 1TB drive for system backup on my recently purchased iMac. [Unlike the PC world I'm departing, essential things like backup (see mac "Time Machine") are functional and in...Read complete review
I bought this 1TB drive for system backup on my recently purchased iMac. [Unlike the PC world I'm departing, essential things like backup (see mac "Time Machine") are functional and included and the end configuration isn't a cobbled together hair-ball of cables, garbage 3rd party software, and dust bunnies: jmho.]
I looked at other options and chose this for its size, speed, and its myriad connectivity options (ALL CABLES INCLUDED). Initially I connected it with (the included) USB2 cable: the iMac has several USB ports concealed on the back of the monitor but only one FireWire 800 port. That lasted a day or two before I discovered that you can daisy chain up to 63 devices on a single FireWire 800 connector! The 1TB D2 Quadra has two FW-800 ports on it: one "from" another FW-800 device and one "to" another FW-800 device. My 1TB drive is now daisy chained to a 500GB LaCie drive (for video editing) which is then connected to the single iMac FW-800 connector.
To import video I can simply connect the Fire-Wire cable from my video mini-DV cameras to the 2nd FW-800 port on this 1TB drive: a camera would only be the 3rd device on the chain. The video camera (FW-400 in speed w a FW-800 connector) slows down the link while present, but it's still quick enough.
The setup is easy. Drive into (optional) rack (see below), power to drive, (included) cable to computer, power on. The rest is automagic. (I didn't find anything useful in the documentation about daisy chaining FireWire devices and had to look elsewhere.)
My overall experience with the drive has been positive. I purchased the (optional) stainless steel rack for the drives, daisy chained two drives together, and have a single FW-800 cable slinking across my desk. The drives are cool and quiet, sitting there with their large blue eyes blinking now and then. It might just be me but I find the surface of the drive very "advanced": post-it notes don't stick to it! Totally trick surface. Interesting touch..
Watch how you handle the (optional) stainless steel rack: as I assembled it I suddenly noticed traces of blood here and there on the gear. The rack seems to have been stamped out and the process left a razor sharp burr along an edge which left a "paper cut" on both of my thumbs.
PS: when assembling the rack, don't tighten the screws all the way until you've slipped drives into the rack. The rack documentation (wordless drawings) implies something like this but I didn't parse it until I tried to slide the drives into the already might-tightly screwed together rack. No big deal, but it might save you time..
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Most Liked Negative Review
A peculiar problem with this hard drive
I bought the LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive for back up for my photographic work. I already owned a 500mb LaCie, and my computer is a 6 month old iMac operating OS X.6.4...Read complete review
I bought the LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive for back up for my photographic work. I already owned a 500mb LaCie, and my computer is a 6 month old iMac operating OS X.6.4.
Following the installation procedures described in the "Quick Install Guide," I plugged the new drive in and connected it to my older one via firewire.
To my dismay, my old drive was reformatted, thus wiping out my access to everything on it.
I called the store I bought my Imac from and the service person I spoke with said that had happened to another customer and said they'd charge $400 to recover my files and $85.00 if they didn't succeed. Instead I hired a very good local tech support person who is trying to recover my files and has spoken with a LaCie support person who says that it's impossible for this to have happened, though he can't explain why my older hard drive should have been reformatted. Still, he said, one should always disconnect all other external drives when formatting a new one. The installation guide only warns against stacking more than three of these hard drives, so I suggested that LaCie revise the guide to include the warning about unplugging other drives. Naturally, they will take no responsibility for a malfunction of this sort.
I have always really liked LaCie products, but I will probably not buy any more of them. I will continue to buy through B&H, as I have always found them to be very reliable and helpful.
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Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Photo storage and back-up
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
i use the lacie quadra for storage and backup, and it couldn't be easier. i'm not very techie, yet i found it simple and straightforward.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Been using LaCie for years. No problems.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I use one of these for each DVD project I make. They are super reliable, fast and simple to use. I can hook them all up to copy files from the previous projects to the new one and even use one to link my camera to my Mac through and older firewire 400 connection. Very flexible drive. Quiet as a mouse, quick to wake up and mounts/un-mounts with no dramas.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- High Capacity
Cons
- HOT
- Older version still ships
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I bought 2 of these at the same time. There are 2 different versions/generations of these and B&H sent me one of each. Not quite as easy to install what I'm guessing is the older one. No auto-install and seems like poorer quality cables. It will be interesting to see which one caputs first. Noisier than expected, but Lacie seems to be the most bomber hdd available.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I use this hard drive with Time Machine -- to back up my computer. It is so big that it can handle a lot. My other Storage hard-drive began running out of space. This new LaCie has freed up my older LaCie for other types of personal storage.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Audio and Video Recording
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Lots of space, all interfaces available for every computer plataform, very quiet and good looking. I would definately buy another one of these but I really dont think i will ever need to replace it.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
there was nothing in the product description about what happend when you choose the MAC vs Widows format
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
Cons
- Noisy
- Slow
- Unreliable
Best Uses
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I formatted this for the Mac using the included SW. The first time I used Time Machine it stopped part way through. It said it was done, but only backed up part of the data. I reformatted using Disk Utilities and tried again. Same thing. Tried once more and the backup completed, but successive ones wouldn't. Returning it for something else.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Good value
- quadruple interface
- silent operation
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Backup drive
- Extra storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Good product. I'm completely satisfied with it. I'm storing my entire video collection on the drive. eSATA interface is really fast. The drive is totally silent.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- High Capacity
Cons
- Unreliable
Best Uses
- Backup
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
lacies are cheap and fast, but becareful and always backup.
last year 1tb lacie just died,
I sent it to the guaranty and they told that I had to pay $500 to save the information....thanks lacie....
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy to install
- Good value
- Quiet
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I've got this hard drive a couple of months ago. Works like a charm. Easy to install on Mac. Haven't tried on PC. Looks good. Quiet. Fast. Seems to be just what I was looking for at a good value.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Great External hard drive for your money and beyond. Very adaptable and easy to format. I plan on purchasing a few more as well as the rack. It is perfect for my music and video production company. No need to jamm up your base computer with projects; save the space for your programs.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
Reliable product and very flexiable in connection options
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- four connection options
- silent operation
Cons
- No comments
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I've bought this drive as a backup drive for my Dell Latitude. The unit works just fine, was very easy to setup. Data transfer speed is good, no noise. Love the design. I give it 5 stars without hesitation.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I use this product for all my video, audio, and graphics. Plenty of space, nice and quiet, and looks totally cool. It does weigh quite a bit but it feels like I could throw it off a cliff and dust it off and plug right back in with no problems. (Not recommended)
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- daisy-chainable via FW
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- quadruple interface
- Quiet
Cons
- No cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Extra storage
- Video & photo editing
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I have two drives like this, one for working with video and the other one for backups. I've mounted them on a rack to save some desk space. In more than a year 0 problems. I sometimes even forget that the drives are there. They are very quiet, do their job well, and fast. I really have nothing to complain about. I'm a big fan of LaCie drives. I've had several different models, and they've all served well.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- High Capacity
Cons
- Noisy
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
For the price, this hard drive is a great deal. Multiple interfaces for easy connection to your computer is a must! I have two of these stacked on top of each other, one as a main drive, the other as a manual backup. They both perform great running several hours a day. Only con is that they do produce a little noise while you are writing info to the disk. Not silent by any means, but not too loud to be annoying with them sitting on the desk right beside me.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I already had a Lacie 500 gig drive and added this 1TB drive for more space. I edit video footage with Final Cut Pro. Much of it in high resolution HD. These drives work great and are very reliable. I have them daisy chained to one another. No problems. I did however follow the advice of someone here at this site and removed my existing 500 gig and plugged in the TB by itself when I first formated it. Others here said they had problems when leaving the first one plugged in so I just followed the advice as a precaution. I recommend Lacie hard drives like this to anyone who is editing video. They do the job and are rock solid. I've had my older one for about 2 and a half years. No problems.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
Cons
- Loud
Best Uses
- Backup
- Recording audio
Comments about LaCie 1TB d2 Quadra Hard Drive:
I use this drive to backup my macbook pro and record my pro tools session. Both things it handles very well and very quickly. My only issue is that it seem to come on randomly (no backup being run, not accessing the drive) and when it starts spinning it is far from quiet.
- Primary use:
- Personal
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What's in the Box
- eSATA Cable
- 9-Pin to 9-Pin FireWire-800 Cable
- 6-Pin to 6-Pin FireWire-400 Cable
- USB 2.0 Cable
- External Power Supply
- Drive Stand for Upright Desktop Use
- Power Supply and Adapter Cable
- Software CD-ROM
- 3-Year Limited Warranty
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